Elumelu Surname

440,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 777 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Elumelu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elumelu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7371:240,35713,958
United States141:25,889,924709,614
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Elumelu (13) may also be a first name.

Elumelu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elumelu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elumelu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Elumelu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 440,539th most frequently used last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,379,081 people. Elumelu occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Elumelu live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 95 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 737 people, or 1 in 240,357. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Delta, where 34 percent reside, Lagos, where 16 percent reside and Edo, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria Elumelu occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Elumelu Last Name Statistics demography

Elumelu earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% less than the national average, earning $40,464 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elumeluh932/
Elimelu864/
Elumalu862/
Alumelu862/
Olumelu861/
Allumelu804/
Aloumelou751/
Alumolu71642/
Olumolu71135/
Alimelu7186/
Alumalu7116/
Alloumelou7110/
Alumilu716/
Allumolu67462/
Ilumallu676/
Aluumolu673/
Allumalu673/
Alumallu671/
Allumallu63298/
Helimoğlu6389/
Ailumallu6317/
Illumallu634/
Hallumoğlu59114/
Allumallui591/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elumelu
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